What color is #959B6C?

#959B6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959B6C?

The RGB value is 149, 155, 108: 149 red, 155 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959B6C?

The complementary color is #726C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959B6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959B6C color

#959B6C rgb(149, 155, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959B6C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.8% green and 42.4% blue (149, 155, 108).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#959B6C color codes

HEX	`#959B6C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 155, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, -10.12, 23.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 26.04, 112.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.823, 30.915, 18.739)`
Decimal	`9804652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959B6C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #959B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #959B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959b6c; }
.text { color: #959b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 155 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959b6c, #7d9b6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #959B6C?: #959B6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959B6C?: The RGB value is 149, 155, 108: 149 red, 155 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959B6C?: The complementary color is #726C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959B6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.